Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana
Botswana: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 40.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana is 40.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana peaked at 71.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2012.
That places Botswana 59th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.7% | — |
| 1991 | 58.5% | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -20.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 40.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 40.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 51.3% | 71.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 36.7% | 43.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 33.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 35.2% | 51.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 1,000 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0294 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 567.82 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Botswana was 40.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2012.
- How does Botswana rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Botswana ranks 59th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.